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Unesa.ac.id, SURABAYA—In the context of the 59th Anniversary, Surabaya State University (UNESA) is holding the International Karate Championship Unesa Rector Cup which will take place on Friday-Sunday, 22-24 December 2023 at Graha Unesa, Campus 2 Tongue Wetan.
More than 4,800 participants took part in the world championship. They come from within and outside the country. There were representatives from the karate center from Semarang State University, Muhammadiyah University of Malang, representatives from North Sumatra Province, representatives from Jordan, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, Timor Leste, and so on.
This event was opened by the Vice Chancellor for Research, Community Service, Innovation, Publications and University Rankings, Junaidi Budi Prihanto, S.KM., M.KM., Ph.D. He said that this championship is part of the commitment of the 'Home of Champions' campus to strengthen the talents and increase the competition experience of athletes, especially in the sport of karate.
"Hopefully this championship will produce athletes who excel and are able to compete in "National and international levels. During these three days, hopefully it will produce sportsmanship matches and give a positive impression and impact to each athlete involved," he said.
There are several categories being contested in this international karate match, namely individual kata, team kata and kumite which are divided into open and festival classes with class boundaries ranging from pre-early age to senior.
This category will produce athletes who are reliable according to their abilities. This competition competes for the chancellor's trophy and prizes worth tens of millions of rupiah. This activity, which is attended by more than 6 countries, is held for 3 days in a row to select and compete the best athletes from each team.
Muhammad Bintang Putra Dewa, chief organizer, said that this championship was the first time it had been held internationally. Of course, for an event of this magnitude, careful preparation is needed from long ago.
"Because this involves many categories, even at an early age, of course the aim is to instill a sportsmanlike competitive spirit in athletes and familiarize them with the competitive atmosphere from an early age. That way, they can become athletes who will be favored in the future," said the student from the Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences (FIKK).
The opening of this activity was attended by a number of guests such as Marine Lieutenant Colonel Alfredo Yowel Antaribaba, M.Tr. Opsla., representative of Danpasmar 2; Marine Colonel (PM) Sugeng Tri Hardiyanto, representative of Commander of Fleet 2; Samsul Muarif, S.E., M.M., as chairman of FORKI East Java; Drs. Muhammad Nabil, M.Sc., as chairman of the East Java KONI. Apart from that, there were also representatives from the East Java Education Department, East Java Dispora, Lakarsantri Police, as well as other invited guests.[]
Reporter: Angel Millehelena/Hiline Wijayanti
Editor: @zam Alasiah*
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